Can A Virtual Machine Throttle a CPU

[svet-am]

I have a sandbox virtual machine set up for testing some various customer configurations to test our software at work. I recently had someone ask me to benchmark performance at different CPU speeds.

Is it possible to have a virtual machine throttle the CPU to certain frequencies? I am currently using VirtualBox but also have access to VMWare here at work.

Thanks!

 

[Cerulean]

I think you need an enterprise/corporate level version of VMware. I forgot exactly what this edition of VMware is called.. It works with VMware Infrastructure Client, might be called VirtualCenter Server.

 

[lopoetve]

yes, depending on what version of VMware's products you have. Sorta.

 

[svet-am]

Is it just a VMWare thing? I have access to it, but I'll have to get IT to add my account (not a big deal, but slows down the process a bit). If I can do it via VirtualBox, I can set it up and be rolling first thing in the morning.

 

[outspoken]

you can use Xen to throttle cpu. It is free but might be a bit more than you are willing to get into as it is a service level installation unlike VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation/Player.